Sweetening Rancid Butter

Ingredients

• new milk
• 25 to 80 drops of lime chloride
• a piece of bread
• 1 teaspoon of soda
• 1 tablespoon of salt
• pint of butter
• a little saltpetre

Method

1. 1

   Wash and knead rancid butter in new milk, then in cold spring water.

2. 2

   Alternatively, beat butter in water with lime chloride, let sit, then wash.

3. 3

   Melt butter and skim, adding toasted bread to remove smell.

4. 4

   Mix soda and salt with butter and water, boil, cool, and remove butter.

5. 5

   Work in saltpetre to sour butter.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 149. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

new milk, and afterwards in cold spring water; butyric acid, on which the rancidity depends, being freely solu- ble in new milk. (2). Beat the butter in a sufficient quantity of water, in which you put 25 to 80 drops of lime chloride to each pound of butter. After mixing it till all its iDarts are in contact with the water, it may be left in from 1 to 2 hours; afterwards withdraw, and repeatedly wash in fresh water. (3). Melt the butter and skim as for clarifying; then put into it a piece of bread thoroughly toasted all over. In 1 or 2 minutes the butter will lose its offensive smell and taste. (4). Thoroughly mix 1 teaspoon of soda and 1 tablespoon MILK, BUTTER AND CHEESE 197 of salt for each, pint of butter; then add equal parts of butter and cold water, set on the stove, and bring all to a boil; then remove, let cool, and take off the butter; it will be sweet, and good for cooking. (5). A little saltpetre

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